15 thoughts: IceCaps beat P-Bruins, 4-0

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PROVIDENCE, RI -- Here are Joe Haggerty's thoughts from the Providence Bruins - St. John's IceCaps game at the Dunkin Donuts Center

FIRST PERIOD, 2-0 ICECAPS

1) First time in a couple of months that Michael Hutchinson gets the back-to-back starts and he allows a couple of tipped goals on 11 shots faced. Tough to blame him on either of them, both were high shots tipped over his shoulders.

2) Active first period for Craig Cunningham, who had a couple of the best scoring chances for the P-Bruins. One came on a breakaway attempt stopped by the St. John's goaltender, and the other was a screened shot through the high slot. He led Providence with three shots on net in the first and tied with Derek Meech for the game-high.

3) Tough period for Jordan Caron, who took a pair of penalties -- with one that led to a St. John's power play goal. It's good to see Caron get a little more physical -- he dropped the gloves for his first career pro hockey fight this weekend -- but he needs to play that game with discipline rather than landing in the box for elbowing and high-sticking calls.

4) No Ryan Spooner this afternoon. No Jared Knight (hamstring) and no Torey Krug either. That makes for an extremely undermanned P-Bruins unit.

5) Providence penalty kill unit continues to come up short. One goal by St. John's came on the man advantage and continue to light the P-Bruins most glaring team weakness.

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Here are five thoughts from the second period with the P-Bruins trailing the St. John's IceCaps by a 3-0 score after 40 minutes of action at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

SECOND PERIOD, 3-0 ICECAPS

1) Michael Hutchinson surrendered another power play goal in the second period, and this time it was a high point shot through traffic that the goaltender bobbled in front. Kael Mouillierat smacked in the loose puck for the IceCaps score.

2) A great potential momentum changing shift for the Lane MacDermidChristian HansonBobby Robins energy line in the second period. With the puck deep in the St. John's end MacDermid crushed the IceCaps defenseman with a punishing forecheck. That caused the puck to slide in front of the net to Robbins, but IceCaps goalie Mark Dekanich was able to smother the puck.

3) Another penalty for Jordan Caron in the second period giving him a hat trick of penalties for the game. Caron is looking sluggish and slow to react in his skating this afternoon. When that happens bad things follow the former first round pick.

4) In the good news department Carter Camper is back in the lineup for the P-Bruins and appears to be moving around well on the ice. Has three shots on net through two periods.

5) What a hockey name: Kael Mouillierat. Best one I've come across in the AHL thus far this season. His teammate Maxime Macenauer is no slouch either, however.

THIRD PERIOD, 4-0 ICECAPS

1) A bad David Warsofsky turnover leads to another St. John's goal in the third period. This afternoon is definitely not one to write home about for the Spoked P.

2) Jamie Tardif and Craig Cunningham were the leading attackers in shots on net, but couldn't get anything past St. John's goalie Mark Dekanich.

3) The P-Bruins have outshot St. John's by a 40-27 margin, but it certainly hasn't felt that way in a very one-sided affair.

4) St. John's skater Derek Meech led all forwards with six shots on net, but didn't end up with any points. How about that?

5) Might be time for coach Bruce Cassidy to go back to Niklas Svedberg on Friday and Sunday with Michael Hutchinson on Saturday. Seemed to work well, eh?

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